Muscle for Life with Mike Matthews

Ep. #414: How to Calculate Your Body Fat Percentage Easily & Accurately


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In this podcast, I want to share what I've learned on calculating body fat percentage, including ...

  • What “body fat percentage” means.
  • The pros and cons of popular ways of calculating body fat percentage.
  • How to determine your body fat percentage with a fair amount of accuracy.
  • Why obsessing over body fat percentage is counterproductive (and what to do instead).
  • And more.

Let's get started.

5:37 - What is body fat percentage?
6:56 - What’s the difference between body fat percentage and body mass index?
8:56 - Can you determine your body fat percentage based on your body mass index?
11:09 - What is a healthy body fat percentage for men and women?
23:09 - What are the different ways to measure body fat percentage and how accurate are they?
37:07 - How do you calculate body fat percentage?
44:01 - What is the best way to reduce body fat percentage?

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